aviflax.com » Avi http://aviflax.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:54:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Waiting in line for the Govern… http://aviflax.com/post/waiting-in-line-for-the-govern/ http://aviflax.com/post/waiting-in-line-for-the-govern/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:54:09 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/waiting-in-line-for-the-govern/ Waiting in line for the Governor’s Island Ferry. It’s a madhouse! http://twitpic.com/2lln1b http://twitpic.com/2lln5o

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שבת שלום! Good shabbes! Shabbat shalom! Happy weekend!

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/made-it-home-safe-and-apart-f/feed/ 0 Wondering if I can beat the hu… http://aviflax.com/post/wondering-if-i-can-beat-the-hu/ http://aviflax.com/post/wondering-if-i-can-beat-the-hu/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:48:27 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/wondering-if-i-can-beat-the-hu/ Wondering if I can beat the hurricane if I bike home…

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/wondering-if-i-can-beat-the-hu/feed/ 0 Just saw an Aston Martin Rapid… http://aviflax.com/post/just-saw-an-aston-martin-rapid/ http://aviflax.com/post/just-saw-an-aston-martin-rapid/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:52:17 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/just-saw-an-aston-martin-rapid/ Just saw an Aston Martin Rapide outside my office. The front 3/4 view is awkward, but the rear 3/4 view is spectacular.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/just-saw-an-aston-martin-rapid/feed/ 0 Some nice thoughtful improveme… http://aviflax.com/post/some-nice-thoughtful-improveme/ http://aviflax.com/post/some-nice-thoughtful-improveme/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:44:43 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/some-nice-thoughtful-improveme/ Some nice thoughtful improvements in iTunes 10: http://twitpic.com/2kkhy1 and http://flic.kr/p/8xpuPt

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/some-nice-thoughtful-improveme/feed/ 0 I just sprayed my hamper with … http://aviflax.com/post/i-just-sprayed-my-hamper-with/ http://aviflax.com/post/i-just-sprayed-my-hamper-with/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:26 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/i-just-sprayed-my-hamper-with/ I just sprayed my hamper with air freshener.

What?

I had to do *something* about that odor!
#iamalazyslob

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]]> http://aviflax.com/post/my-workout-this-morning-consis/feed/ 0 The UI of the new Twitter iPad… http://aviflax.com/post/the-ui-of-the-new-twitter-ipad/ http://aviflax.com/post/the-ui-of-the-new-twitter-ipad/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:43:51 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/the-ui-of-the-new-twitter-ipad/ The UI of the new Twitter iPad app is thoughtful, fascinating, and impressive. Well done @atebits!

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/the-ui-of-the-new-twitter-ipad/feed/ 0 Just discovered the Baltimore … http://aviflax.com/post/just-discovered-the-baltimore/ http://aviflax.com/post/just-discovered-the-baltimore/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:21:41 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/just-discovered-the-baltimore/ Just discovered the Baltimore Grand Prix: http://baltimoregrandprix.com — they just added an ALMS race to the 2011 schedule.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/just-discovered-the-baltimore/feed/ 0 It’s another hot, muggy, noisy… http://aviflax.com/post/its-another-hot-muggy-noisy/ http://aviflax.com/post/its-another-hot-muggy-noisy/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:15:37 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/its-another-hot-muggy-noisy/ It’s another hot, muggy, noisy, smelly day on 100th street.

I am unreasonably cranky this morning.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/its-another-hot-muggy-noisy/feed/ 0 Gmail’s new “Priority Inbox” f… http://aviflax.com/post/gmails-new-priority-inbox-f/ http://aviflax.com/post/gmails-new-priority-inbox-f/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:25:47 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/gmails-new-priority-inbox-f/ Gmail’s new “Priority Inbox” feature must be using Bayesian classification, right?

I’d love for someone at Google to share how it works.

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this:

! context_name in contexts

is not the same as this:

! (context_name in contexts)

see: http://mzl.la/dDmqaZ

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]]> http://aviflax.com/post/the-computer-generated-voice-a/feed/ 0 Ahhhhhh! Everything is breakin… http://aviflax.com/post/ahhhhhh-everything-is-breakin/ http://aviflax.com/post/ahhhhhh-everything-is-breakin/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:07:25 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/ahhhhhh-everything-is-breakin/ Ahhhhhh! Everything is breaking this week!!

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]]> http://aviflax.com/post/apples-arbitrary-enforcement/feed/ 0 I hate conference calls. http://aviflax.com/post/i-hate-conference-calls/ http://aviflax.com/post/i-hate-conference-calls/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:26:44 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/i-hate-conference-calls/ I hate conference calls.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/i-hate-conference-calls/feed/ 0 Today’s my dad’s yahrtzeit. I … http://aviflax.com/post/todays-my-dads-yahrtzeit-i/ http://aviflax.com/post/todays-my-dads-yahrtzeit-i/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:15:59 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/todays-my-dads-yahrtzeit-i/ Today’s my dad’s yahrtzeit. I miss him.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/todays-my-dads-yahrtzeit-i/feed/ 1 Have I ever mentioned that I h… http://aviflax.com/post/have-i-ever-mentioned-that-i-h/ http://aviflax.com/post/have-i-ever-mentioned-that-i-h/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:44:16 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/have-i-ever-mentioned-that-i-h/ Have I ever mentioned that I hate Maven?

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]]> http://aviflax.com/post/readme-driven-development-%e2%80%94/feed/ 0 We picked up Elina’s new new b… http://aviflax.com/post/we-picked-up-elinas-new-new-b/ http://aviflax.com/post/we-picked-up-elinas-new-new-b/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:10:08 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/we-picked-up-elinas-new-new-b/ We picked up Elina’s new new bike and promptly rode a few miles through a torrential rainstorm. Refreshing!

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/we-picked-up-elinas-new-new-b/feed/ 0 Hating PHP right now — and m… http://aviflax.com/post/hating-php-right-now-%e2%80%94-and-m/ http://aviflax.com/post/hating-php-right-now-%e2%80%94-and-m/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:42:06 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/hating-php-right-now-%e2%80%94-and-m/ Hating PHP right now — and myself for choosing it for the wrong job.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/hating-php-right-now-%e2%80%94-and-m/feed/ 0 Eating an interesting and real… http://aviflax.com/post/eating-an-interesting-and-real/ http://aviflax.com/post/eating-an-interesting-and-real/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:49:40 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/eating-an-interesting-and-real/ Eating an interesting and really good soup with tomatoes, white beans, scallions, parsley, and brisket from Wolf & Lamb. They’re on a roll!

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/eating-an-interesting-and-real/feed/ 0 Mad Men is so good. http://aviflax.com/post/mad-men-is-so-good/ http://aviflax.com/post/mad-men-is-so-good/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:07:10 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/mad-men-is-so-good/ Mad Men is so good.

]]> http://aviflax.com/post/mad-men-is-so-good/feed/ 0 Photos from our 8th anniversar… http://aviflax.com/post/photos-from-our-8th-anniversar/ http://aviflax.com/post/photos-from-our-8th-anniversar/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:00:20 +0000 Avi http://aviflax.com/post/photos-from-our-8th-anniversar/ Photos from our 8th anniversary trip to Montréal: http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi4now/sets/72157624604682987/

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